EXCLUSIVE: The Jurgen Klopp phone call that convinced Alexis Mac Allister to sign for Liverpool

When Liverpool's Europa League campaign began with victory in Austria two weeks ago, Carlos Mac Allister was faced with an unusual predicament.

At home in his native Argentina, he settled down to watch Liverpool take on Austrian Bundesliga side LASK Linz in their first Europa League game in over seven years. The only problem as he sat in position, though, was that the Reds' Group E scheduling clashed with that of his other son, Kevin Mac Allister.

Kevin, the second eldest of the three Mac Allister brothers, was in action for Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, who started their Group E campaign with a score draw against Toulouse in Brussels.

It meant that Carlos' interests were split across both Group E encounters, but that didn't stop Liverpool's 3-1 victory over LASK taking centre stage on the 55-year-old's television.

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"The reason why Kevin’s match wasn’t on the TV was because the broadcaster I have in Argentina didn't show his match. So I had to look for his match on the internet," explains Carlos, speaking exclusively to the ECHO ahead of a unique week for the Mac Allister family. "Both are very important to me."

This week, Carlos, who enjoyed a professional career in his homeland with the likes of Boca Juniors and Racing Club, will have no such issues, with Liverpool hosting Union Saint-Gilloise in their first Europa League home tie since May 2016.

It means Anfield will be a fitting venue for a momentous evening for the Mac Allisters, with brothers Alexis and Kevin primed to line up against one another for the first time in their professional careers.

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